Per-pupil income
£6,699.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 July 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,393
Capacity
1,349 (103%)
Free school meals
16.2%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£51,331
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,208 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £7.8m | £7.5m | £6.1m | 78.3% | +£286k | £205k | 2.6% | £5,846 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.6m | 77.8% | +£270k | £25k | 0.3% | £6,339 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 76.5% | +£300k | -£79k | -0.8% | £6,699 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£726k
Premises
£542k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.1%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
1.2%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 50.7 | 75.9% | 54.4% | 57.4% | — | 237 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 69.2 | 18.8 | £44,982 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 73.2 | 18.1 | £45,533 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 75.7 | 17.7 | £45,437 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 72.0 | 19.2 | £51,412 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 | 19.3 | £51,331 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,050 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,045 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 1,054 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,043 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 1,045 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,058 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,113 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 32.3% | 7.9% | 1.6% | 1,153 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.6% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 1,187 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 21.6% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,211 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 19.8% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 1,208 |
12 July 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |